The Motion Picture was the first piece of Star Trek I ever saw. The VHS release that came in the white case. The "longer" version with some twelve minutes of additional footage.

Is it slow? Yes, damned slow. Did it capture my imagination? You're damned right it did.

In fact, i'm almost certain that it inspired the first nightmare I can still vividly remember some 22 years later. At the age of four I recall drifting across those strange shapes of the V'ger cloud with an immense sense of isolation, cold, loneliness, and dread.

Now, for years, I have been hoping that if Trek makes a return to TV, it will give us the Star Trek that combines the adventurous spirit of TOS, with the aspects of TMP that make it somewhat the odd film out of the bunch. The sense of loneliness and vastness and scope of space combined with the high adventure of some of TOS' best episodes, would be a fantastic basis for Trek's grand return to it's real home.

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I personally didnt like the movie except for the portion of the energy weapon taking out everything except the Enterprises modified shields. I remember thinking how awesome it was to watch the thing hit the front, BOOOOM, and arc all over the place lol

82 AUs in diameter, 12.2 BILLION kilometers, 7.62 BILLION miles, while the Enterprise was only 305 meters in length...yeah, Enterprise was just an ant compared to that thing!!

Enterprise's 'soul': *jawdrop* So much for feeling invincible after the complete overhaul and brand-new equipment. How am I gonna stop this? Kirk, my companion, you better NOT be rusty at all after 2 1/2 years at a desk, as this thing will be too strong for me to bail you out of a major blunder...